The commission finally reversed their position and took our requests seriously. This fight took everything out of me but knowing we protected our community makes it worth the exhaustion. Please stay alert because we still need to watch how these new plans move forward.
January 14, 2018
Final supporters
STOP OVERDEVELOPMENT IN STRAWBERRY!
IT'S TOO EARLY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW!
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY!
Dear Marin County Planning Commission and Marin County Board of Supervisors:
We, the undersigned, write this letter to inform you of our united opposition to the County proceeding with the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the current project described in the Notice of Preparation (NOP) and North Coast Land Holding’s (NCLH) application for the project at the former Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary site in Strawberry.
We strongly request:
- The County deny the proposed amendments to the Strawberry Community Plan, Master Plan Amendment, Precise Development Plan, Use Permit, Vesting Tentative Map, and Tree Removal Permit without further EIR (Environmental Impact Report) per CEQA Guideline 15270.
- The Board of Supervisors start the process of revising the Strawberry Community Plan with the participation of the Strawberry community.
- The County proceed with enforcing the current interim uses, as the applicant is apparently using the property in violation of existing entitlements.
These requests are verbatim from the October 2nd 2017 Strawberry Design Review Board (SDRB) meeting.
We also fully endorse and agree with the Seminary Neighborhood Association’s October 9th, 2017 letter written by Riley Hurd appealing the County’s issuance of the NOP commencing environmental review: http://www.seminaryneighbors.com/sna_appeals_eir
There is rapidly escalating and broad-based resistance to the project described in the NOP and there is a consensus that the project is WORSE THAN THE BRANSON proposal, which also had massive opposition. Before this matter becomes contentious, we urge the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors to take the actions requested by the SDRB, Riley Hurd, and as reiterated in this letter.
Change is inevitable for the Seminary site. We understand that reality. Unfortunately, the applicant (NCLH) chose to utterly ignore the Strawberry Community Plan, the community’s concerns, and the community’s visions. The community has visionary ideas for the site including senior housing, affordable housing, and family housing that we believe are aligned with the County’s needs and are environmentally, socially, and politically superior to the current proposal. Now it is time to deny the current application and start the process over with the community participating in a County initiated process to revise the Strawberry Community Plan before prematurly starting the EIR.
Thank you.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
October 17, 2017
October 15, 2017
The days feel long and the process is draining but we are watching the signature count creep toward that next milestone. If you can take a moment to pass this link to someone else in the neighborhood today it might just give us the momentum to finally be taken seriously.
Reached 100 supporters
October 15, 2017
136 Comments
The project is still in the abstract phase. It is not finite or stable. For example, how can anyone conduct a meaningful traffic impact analysis when NCLH has not even identified the academic institution?
I live in Strawberry and am strongly opposed to the proposed development of the Baptist Seminary land by North Coast Land Holdings. The infrastructure simply will not support this development, and the BofS is not listening to their constituents, who are voicing strong opposition.
I am strongly against overdevelopment in Strawberry. Please adhere to the Strawberry Community Plan and work directly with the community to modify as needed, not an outside developer from Texas.
With one road into Strawberry and one route out, the added units with multiple cars each will have a detrimental effect on traffic. Marin County Board of Supervisors, please come and drive the route personally, so you can experience what could happen with traffic with 400 market units + a school.
Why is it that when an out of town developer comes to our community with promise of economic growth (and the county taxes) that will follow, then our roles/permit regulations are ignored ?!?!? Follow the law, slow down and put the community's concerns first.
Smart and proper use of the seminary property would not allow the plan put forward by North Coast Land Holding to be implemented. Building as much as they want would be a traffic disaster, would diminish public safety, and would materially harm nearby property values. North Coast has relied on improbable/unlikely projections to predict the impact on the surrounding community. Their "predictive research" must be discounted. The negative impacts on the Strawberry area would be much worse than they claim. The Strawberry community HAS NOT been involved in North Coast's plans in any meaningful way. Please support the requests in this petition for meaningful dialogue with the Strawberry community in the seminary property development.
As a resident of Strawberry (14 Vista Real), I have not heard of ANY outreach by North Coast Land Holding. With only main roads in/out of the seminary, the traffic is already bad. Adding more units, more students, more staff would create a public safety disaster. Imagine all the traffic that would drive by Strawberry Elementary School every day, putting lives at risk. In its past attempts, North Coast used questionable data, poor methods, and no community outreach. They stood up at the one community meeting and told mis-truths (at best). The County has an opportunity to engage with the community, DENY the proposed amendments, and take simple steps to avoid what could be disastrous. The County does not want to be liable for the traffic injuries and grievous harm that will certainly take place. This issue demands real engagement with the local community to find a safe, suitable solution. Respectfully yours, Andrew Dailey
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The commission finally reversed their position and took our requests seriously. This fight took everything out of me but knowing we protected our community makes it worth the exhaustion. Please stay alert because we still need to watch how these new plans move forward.
January 14, 2018
Final supporters
STOP OVERDEVELOPMENT IN STRAWBERRY!
IT'S TOO EARLY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW!
PLEASE LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY!
Dear Marin County Planning Commission and Marin County Board of Supervisors:
We, the undersigned, write this letter to inform you of our united opposition to the County proceeding with the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the current project described in the Notice of Preparation (NOP) and North Coast Land Holding’s (NCLH) application for the project at the former Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary site in Strawberry.
We strongly request:
- The County deny the proposed amendments to the Strawberry Community Plan, Master Plan Amendment, Precise Development Plan, Use Permit, Vesting Tentative Map, and Tree Removal Permit without further EIR (Environmental Impact Report) per CEQA Guideline 15270.
- The Board of Supervisors start the process of revising the Strawberry Community Plan with the participation of the Strawberry community.
- The County proceed with enforcing the current interim uses, as the applicant is apparently using the property in violation of existing entitlements.
These requests are verbatim from the October 2nd 2017 Strawberry Design Review Board (SDRB) meeting.
We also fully endorse and agree with the Seminary Neighborhood Association’s October 9th, 2017 letter written by Riley Hurd appealing the County’s issuance of the NOP commencing environmental review: http://www.seminaryneighbors.com/sna_appeals_eir
There is rapidly escalating and broad-based resistance to the project described in the NOP and there is a consensus that the project is WORSE THAN THE BRANSON proposal, which also had massive opposition. Before this matter becomes contentious, we urge the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors to take the actions requested by the SDRB, Riley Hurd, and as reiterated in this letter.
Change is inevitable for the Seminary site. We understand that reality. Unfortunately, the applicant (NCLH) chose to utterly ignore the Strawberry Community Plan, the community’s concerns, and the community’s visions. The community has visionary ideas for the site including senior housing, affordable housing, and family housing that we believe are aligned with the County’s needs and are environmentally, socially, and politically superior to the current proposal. Now it is time to deny the current application and start the process over with the community participating in a County initiated process to revise the Strawberry Community Plan before prematurly starting the EIR.
Thank you.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
October 17, 2017
October 15, 2017
The days feel long and the process is draining but we are watching the signature count creep toward that next milestone. If you can take a moment to pass this link to someone else in the neighborhood today it might just give us the momentum to finally be taken seriously.
Reached 100 supporters
October 15, 2017
136 Comments
This is a plan that will destroy precious wildlife habitat that is already scarce due to overdevelopment. The neighborhood is ALREADY over capacity with numerous high density apartment & condominium complexes. Enough is enough.
The project is still in the abstract phase. It is not finite or stable. For example, how can anyone conduct a meaningful traffic impact analysis when NCLH has not even identified the academic institution?
I live in Strawberry and am strongly opposed to the proposed development of the Baptist Seminary land by North Coast Land Holdings. The infrastructure simply will not support this development, and the BofS is not listening to their constituents, who are voicing strong opposition.
I am strongly against overdevelopment in Strawberry. Please adhere to the Strawberry Community Plan and work directly with the community to modify as needed, not an outside developer from Texas.
With one road into Strawberry and one route out, the added units with multiple cars each will have a detrimental effect on traffic. Marin County Board of Supervisors, please come and drive the route personally, so you can experience what could happen with traffic with 400 market units + a school.
Why is it that when an out of town developer comes to our community with promise of economic growth (and the county taxes) that will follow, then our roles/permit regulations are ignored ?!?!? Follow the law, slow down and put the community's concerns first.
Smart and proper use of the seminary property would not allow the plan put forward by North Coast Land Holding to be implemented. Building as much as they want would be a traffic disaster, would diminish public safety, and would materially harm nearby property values. North Coast has relied on improbable/unlikely projections to predict the impact on the surrounding community. Their "predictive research" must be discounted. The negative impacts on the Strawberry area would be much worse than they claim. The Strawberry community HAS NOT been involved in North Coast's plans in any meaningful way. Please support the requests in this petition for meaningful dialogue with the Strawberry community in the seminary property development.
As a resident of Strawberry (14 Vista Real), I have not heard of ANY outreach by North Coast Land Holding. With only main roads in/out of the seminary, the traffic is already bad. Adding more units, more students, more staff would create a public safety disaster. Imagine all the traffic that would drive by Strawberry Elementary School every day, putting lives at risk. In its past attempts, North Coast used questionable data, poor methods, and no community outreach. They stood up at the one community meeting and told mis-truths (at best). The County has an opportunity to engage with the community, DENY the proposed amendments, and take simple steps to avoid what could be disastrous. The County does not want to be liable for the traffic injuries and grievous harm that will certainly take place. This issue demands real engagement with the local community to find a safe, suitable solution. Respectfully yours, Andrew Dailey
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This is a plan that will destroy precious wildlife habitat that is already scarce due to overdevelopment. The neighborhood is ALREADY over capacity with numerous high density apartment & condominium complexes. Enough is enough.